<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (680 CR, 690 M, 730 W)
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II: Spanish 800, Math L2 630, and US History 610
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/327
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish Language (5), AP Spanish Lit (5), AP Calc AB (4), AP English Lang (4), & AP US History (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Chemistry, AP Calc BC, AP Literature, & regular Economics/Gov.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, AP Scholar w/Distinction, & the President’s Volunteer Service Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Tennis (4 years, varsity for last two, several awards from coaches)
Track & Field (4 years, varsity distance runner)
ASB (last 2 years, current), Senior Class Vice President, HOBY and Camp Royal leadership camps
Piano (2 years -received a 2-year scholarship for lessons, self taught afterwards)
Church worship group (lead vocalist, participated for two years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: About 150 hours in varying projects (230 if my worship group involvement is counted as service).
[<em>] Summer Activities: Stanford EPGY
[</em>] Essays:
-Questbridge: I’m a native from an under-developed country (not specifying). Barely moved to USA four years ago. Wrote my essays about growing up in such country and about how moving to USA redefined my character.
-Common App: Used a polished version of my shorter Questbridge essay.
-EC essay: Wrote about my passion for tennis.
-Intellectual vitality: Wrote about my first piano recital.
-Roommate note: Rushed it the night of the deadline (Quesbridge National Match deadline, same as SCEA). Came out weird, could’ve been better.
-What matters to you and why: Wrote about my religion. Same situation as roommate essay.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read either. Good as well.
[<em>] Additional Rec: From my tennis coach. Definitely good.
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public. About 1500 students total.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $50-$80k
[</em>] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM, Questbridge finalist, & resident of a rural/underrepresented area
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Some thoughtful/unique essays + high GPA + decent ECs that I care about. I did the best I could given my background.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Some rushed essays + low test scores + no outstanding ECs + no big awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses. Also, God didn’t want me there. I believe He could’ve gotten me in if He wanted to (despite my weaknesses), but I guess He has different plans for me. 
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at USC (Trustee Scholar :D), UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara (Honors Program). Waitlisted at Berkeley (chemical engineering), Princeton, and Brown. Rejected at UCLA (chemical engineering), Pomona College, and Harvard.
[*] General Comments: Stanford was my “dream school.” Everyone thought I’d get in, but I knew better. I feel like other people are more disappointed than I am; I’ve made my peace. After receiving my early acceptance notice from USC, I gradually fell in love with the school. I’m confident that God has a purpose for me there, and I couldn’t be happier to become a Trojan. 
Congrats to all Stanford admits! :)</p>